...Mustapha Mohammed Suraj; Abigail Ampomah Adaku; Yaw Bonsu Osei-Asare; Edward Martey; Edward Ebo Onumah Purpose This study examines how behind-the-border non-tariff measures (NTMs) affect the agricultural transaction costs and profitability of commercial cereal farmers in Ghana. Despite the growing...

...John Atsu Agbolosoo; Suprehatin Suprehatin; Richmond Anaman; Dick Chune Midamba Purpose This study aims to investigate factors influencing smallholder cocoa farmers' participation decisions and intensity in farm rehabilitation programs in Ghana's Kadjebi District, addressing a critical knowledge...

...Amos Mensah; Faizal Adams; Francis Ansah Aidoo; Michael Awuah Purpose This study examines the profitability paradox of certified rice seed adoption among smallholder farmers in Ghana, where agronomic advantages do not automatically improve welfare. It analyses farmers’ perceptions, determinants...

...Mohammed Gbanja Abdulai; Naasegnibe Kuunibe; Abdulai Adams; Anthony Chiaraah Purpose Ghana has experienced persistent food inflation, which undermines food security and household welfare. To address rising food costs, the government launched the Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) programme in 2017...

..., yields and net returns in Ghana. Design/methodology/approach Using a two-round survey of smallholder rice farmers, the analysis applies a correlated random effects model and a control function approach to address potential endogeneity and unobserved heterogeneity in the estimation of LSPIs' effects...

...) in the Western North Region of Ghana. It also assesses the purported mediating roles of firm ambidexterity (FA) and OE in achieving sustainable performance (SP). The moderating role of firm size is also considered. Design/methodology/approach Primary data were collected from 424 cocoa farm owners...

... tax payment. Design/methodology/approach This study employed a mixed-methods approach, surveying 113 commercial crop farmers in Ghana’s Afram Plains South District using a structured questionnaire. Sampling combined purposive and stratified random methods. The analysis utilized descriptive...

...Lawrence Kusi; Isaac Koomson; Kwamena Minta Nyarku; Prince Kofi Annan Assefuah; Obed Kofi Ahoto; Bernard Kyeremeh Purpose The study examines the influence of supply chain integration (SCI) on the operational performance (OP) of commercial poultry farms (CPF) in the Bono region of Ghana...

...Abdul-Hanan Abdallah Purpose This study aims to investigate the impact of ex situ rainwater harvesting (hereinafter, RWH) on farm income (FI) and food security in northern Ghana. Understanding these impacts is crucial for informing policies that improve productivity and food...

...Stephen Prah; Bright Owusu Asante; Godfred Holaena Dagbatsa; Camillus Abawiera Wongnaa; Seth Etuah; John N. Ng’ombe Purpose This paper examines the nexus between input credit access, farm performance and food nutrition in Ghana. Design/methodology/approach Using a random sample of 239...

...Paul Kwame Nkegbe; Abdelkrim Araar; Benjamin Musah Abu; Yazidu Ustarz; Hamdiyah Alhassan; Edinam Dope Setsoafia; Shamsia Abdul-Wahab Purpose Ghana's economy is largely agrarian, and the business of agriculture is dominated by smallholder farmers who are predominantly rural dwellers. As a result...

...Abdul-Jalil Ma-Azu; Awal Abdul-Rahaman; Abraham Zakaria; Clement Yaw Lamptey Purpose This study examines the drivers of marketing channel participation amongst smallholder rice farmers in the northern region of Ghana. Design/methodology/approach Using a sample of 397 smallholder rice farmers...

... (DRC), Ghana and Mozambique rice is predominately sold in open bags and if rice price does not reflect its quality, then inefficiencies may lead to consumer welfare losses. Importantly, it is possible that impoverished communities are priced out of the market due to inflated and inefficient prices...

...Samuel Sekyi; Christopher Quaidoo; Emmanuel Agyapong Wiafe Purpose This paper aims to analyze the effects of crop specialization on agricultural productivity and commercialization for farmers who produce high-value crops in the Northern Savannah Ecological Zone of Ghana. Design/methodology...

...Richard Kwasi Bannor; Steffen Abele; John K.M. Kuwornu; Helena Oppong-Kyeremeh; Ernest Darkwah Yeboah Purpose This study examined consumer preference and willingness to pay a premium price for indigenous chicken products in Ghana. Design/methodology/approach Data were obtained from 240...

...Samuel Darko-Koomson; Robert Aidoo; Tahirou Abdoulaye Purpose Commercialization of cassava is increasing because of increased urban demand for processed products and increased recognition of the industrial potential of the crop. This study aims to examine the cassava value chain in Ghana and its...

...Francis Kizito Yaw Amevenku; Richard Kofi Asravor Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the level of income inequality among fisher households in the four segments of the Volta Basin in Ghana and the determinants of small-scale fisher household welfare. Design/methodology/approach...

...Victor Owusu; Enoch Owusu-Sekyere; Emmanuel Donkor; Nana Ama Darkwaah; Derrick Adomako-Boateng Jr Purpose The purpose of this paper is to evaluate consumers’ willingness to pay (WTP) for composite flour bread produced with a blend of 15-40 per cent cassava flour blended with wheat flour in Ghana...

... in the Akuapem-South Municipal area, Ghana. It utilizes the modeling of socio-economic, farm, market and institutional factors influencing smallholder farmers’ compliance with GLOBALGAP standards. This paper aims to enhance smallholder farmers’ compliance with food safety standards in particular GLOBALGAP so...

... counterparts. The authors also ask what benefits they associate with participation and if they believe they believe those benefits are exclusive to value chain participation. Design/methodology/approach – The authors collect data from growers in three different cocoa value chains in Ashanti, Ghana...